The Surrounding Nations
"Give Me A Drink"
"A Time To Dance"
Science & The Bible
"A Great Cloud of Witnesses"
100

The women of this nation, lured Israelite males into immorality and idolatry

-Moab-

Num. 25:1-3

100

Under the command of this man, an army was reduced from 10,000 to 300 after a drink of water. 

Gideon 

100

After their deliverance at the Red sea, Miriam led the woman in dancing to the accompaniment of this instrument.  

Tambourine 

100

There is a wide agreement among scientist that the universe had a beginning. This conclusion supports this Bible verse.  

Genesis 1:1 - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." 

100

"By faith....he was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer & builder was God." 

Abraham (Hebrews 11:8-10)

200

After returning from this nation, the women sang, "Saul has struck down his thousands. And David tens of thousands"

-Philistia-

1Sam. 18:5-7

200

This man refused to drink the water brought to him by his warriors, saying, "It is unthinkable on my part, O Jehovah, that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of the men going to risk their lives?"

David

200

After watching her husband dance, this woman "began to despise him in her heart."

Michal

200

This Bible writer was inspired to write the following words describing the water cycle:

"All the streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place from which the streams flow, there they return so as to flow again."



King Solomon


200

"By faith {He} nearing his end, spoke of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and he gave instuctions concerning his bones."

Joseph

Heb. 11:22

300

An army chief from this nation went to Jehovah's prophet and was cured of leprosy 

-Syria-

2Ki. 5:1,2

300

A servant of Abraham prayed, that the right wife for his master's son would volunteer to water his camels. This is his likely identity. 

Eliezer

300

Jephthah's daughter welcomed him home after Jehovah granted him a great victory over this enemy of Israel.

Ammonites 

300

This Bible writer referred to "the circle (sphere) of the earth."

Isaiah 

300

"By faith {she}... did not perish disobediently, because she received the spies in a peaceable way." 

Ra'hab

Heb. 11:31

400

King A'gag and the best of the flock of this nation, were spared by Saul when they were to be devoted to destruction

-Amʹa·lek-

1Sam. 15:2-9

400

As part of a punishment for their error, the Israelites were made to drink from a stream that contained the powder of this mineral. 

gold

400

A king was so pleased with this woman's dance, that it resulted in the murder of a righteous man. 

Salome

400

"Lift up your eyes to heaven and see. Who has created these things? It is the one who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. Because of his _ _ _ and his _ _ _ not one of them is missing."

"vast dynamic energy" ; "awe-inspiring power" (Isaiah 40:26)

400

The name of the people who by faith hid their beautiful young child and they did not fear the order of the King

Amram+Jochebed

Heb. 11:23

500

The Hid'de kel river mentioned at Gen.2:14 is described as going east to this nation

Assyria

500

When Moses ran away from Egypt, he helped this man's daughters water their sheep. He is know by two names. At Exodus 2:16-21 & Numbers 29:1 he is know by this name that means companion (friend) of God.

Reuel (Jethro)


500

After it's near extermination, the men of this tribe took wives for themselves from women dancing at a festival. 

Tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20, 21)

500

This fundamental law of the universe supports the following verse: "He stretches out the northern sky over empty space, suspending the earth upon nothing." - Job 26:7

gravity

500

"By faith {when he was} about to die...worshipped while leaning on the top of his staff."

Jacob

Heb. 11:21